Sikweti Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Sikweti Surname Definition:
Sikweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: 13th month.
Sikweti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 318 | 1:49,843 | 4,709 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sikweti (91) may also be a first name.
Sikweti Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sikweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: 13th month.
Sikweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that is born in the thirteenth month (Lozi tradition follows the lunar calendar) - masculine.
Sikweti is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: the thirteenth month according to Lozi tradition.
Sikweti Demographics
Average Sikweti Salary in
South Africa
R 33,000
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sikweti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sikweti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sikweti is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sikweti? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 841,044th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sikweti live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sikweti is also the 998,282nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 91 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 49,843. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 83 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found and Southern Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Sikweti Last Name Statistics demography
Sikweti earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.11% less than the national average, earning R 33,000 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikhwethi | 88 | 13 | / |
| Sikwati | 86 | 382 | / |
| Sikwete | 86 | 36 | / |
| Sikweta | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sikwiti | 86 | 2 | / |
| Siqweti | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shikwati | 80 | 112 | / |
| Chikweti | 80 | 22 | / |
| Shikwete | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sikwetha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sikwathi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sikwaiti | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shikweta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suikwati | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sikhwethe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekwati | 71 | 3,360 | / |
| Sekwete | 71 | 106 | / |
| Sekweta | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sigueti | 71 | 20 | / |
| Siqueti | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sigwete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siqweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zikwati | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sikwate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shikwate | 67 | 20 | / |
| Siquetti | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sekgweta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigwityi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sigqwati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siguetti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekwethe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekwetha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekwathi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhwete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekwatti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikwita | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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